Sirens, The Last Anniversary, and Death Valley

Pilot TV

Empire Magazine

Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

We’re all off to Scribbly Gum Island this week for BBC1’s adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s The Last Anniversary (58:20), solving crimes with Timothy Spall in Death Valley, also on the Beeb (1:07:31), and pushing the boundaries of sisterly love alongside Meghann Fahy and Millie Alcock in Sirens on Netflix (1:00:04).

(Episode 338)

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0:00.0	On Pilot TV this week, we're off to Scribly Gum Island with Theresa Palmer in BBC One's adaptation of Leanne Moriarty's The Last Ann Anniversary.
0:16.3	Lipping across to Wales to solve crimes with Timothy Spall in Death Valley, also on BBC One, and
0:21.7	crashing Julianne Moore's party with Megan Fahey in Sirens on Netflix.
0:27.7	I'm James Dyer, and welcome to Pilot TV, your essential guide to every show that matters.
0:32.3	We are not, I'm sorry to say, recording on Scribilly Gum Island, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to get a great deal of enjoyment this week
0:40.3	from talking about Scribly Gum Island,
0:43.1	possibly the most Australian-sounding place ever devised.
0:45.8	And of course, joining me on my Aussie adventure,
0:48.5	my trip to Scribly Gum Island are my two co-pilots.
0:52.4	Our very own Jim Robinson, Bonza Boyd Hilton.
0:56.2	And our very own Mrs. Mangle, it's Ripper Ribeiro.
1:00.9	James, no.
1:01.9	See, you laugh.
1:02.6	You laugh preemptively.
1:04.0	You laugh preemptively, and you should have seen it coming.
1:06.4	I thought you were going to say Super Jane.
1:07.8	You know, like, I think I'd be Jane at least, but okay, fine. Plain Jane, super brain?
1:11.3	Yeah.
1:11.8	No, no, you're...
1:13.0	Mrs. Mangal.
1:13.9	You're Mrs. Mangol.
1:15.0	All right, well, I'll take that.
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